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The Book of Mormon – Hilarious in a Bad Way

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Lesley | 4 Comments

How could a show get away with people giving God the middle finger? Or sexually explicit baptisms? Or even more inappropriate… holy books being shoved into unmentionable parts? Then there’s female genital mutilation, dysentery, AIDS, and unspeakable acts done to babies and frogs. And in such a religious area as Charlotte nonetheless. Well, The Book of Mormon did it and did it well. The entire Belk…

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Forbidden Broadway: Alive and Kicking

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Lesley | 4 Comments

I like to consider myself a somewhat seasoned theater-goer. Segerstrom Center in Costa Mesa was like a second home. If there is an opportunity to attend, I take it. In the last three weeks, I’ve been to two ballets and a musical and I soaked up every second of it. When I heard that Forbidden Broadway: Alive and Kicking, a…

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Feast on a New Sleeping Beauty

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Lesley | 0 Comments

Stephanie Meyer fans watch out; there are other undead in town and these ones have klout. Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty, which made its North Carolina debut at Belk Theater, is edgy, entertaining, visually stunning, and modern with a vampire twist. It has depth, drama, and a ton of smoking hot vampires. If that isn’t enough draw, it’s the classic story…

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